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On what date did the interview take place?:
2/1/2008
How do you rank this residency among ALL other residencies?:
10 out of 10
How do you rank this residency among other residencies to which you've applied?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's facilities?:
10 out of 10
What is your ranking of this program's location?:
6 out of 10
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?:
6 out of 10
What was the stress level of the interview?:
5 out of 10
How do you think you did?:
8 out of 10
How did the interview impress you?:
Positively
How long was the interview?:
15 minutes
How many people interviewed you?:
6
What was the style of the interview?:
One-on-one
What impressed you positively?:
Residents were nice. PD gave program data in detail. Good case volume, variety. Trying to educate anesthesiologists for academic practice, but many private practitioners come out as well. Good didactics. Possibility for missions. Hospital facilities nice, 3rd care center, L1 trauma for adults + peds. Anesthesia well-seen by other departments. Full 5 yr accrediation without citations. All computer records in OR by next summer. One can live right next to the hospital. Fellowships available. Leaders in simulation. Report as inappropriate
What impressed you negatively?:
Work pretty hard with pretty heavy call (although not nearly as bad as other programs, this is not a workhorse program), no moonlighting. Few livers, no GI or pulm transplants, few ped hearts. Hershey is a small town next to a large city, with enough but not a lot of things to do. Research requirement. Lots of faculty have left recently, probably due to low salaries, but have been replaced with good faculty. Report as inappropriate
How was your interview day? Please summarize.:
2 day interview. During first day, there were introductory lectures on the program with the chairman and PD and a tour of the hospital. At night, dinner with the residents. The next day consisted of 6 interviews and lunch with the residents. Sat around for at least 2 hours waiting for the closing session with the chairman, which basically consisted of him asking if we found what we were looking for. I thought that was kind of funny because no applicant in their sane mind would ever say “no.” Report as inappropriate
What was your primary mode of travel?:
Automobile
Where did you stay?:
At program supplied housing
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?:
Comfort Inn
How would you rate the hotel?:
8 out of 10
Would you recommend the hotel?:
Yes
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?:
< $100
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